# Accident 19900622021889A: Waco YMF, Waterbury, CT, June 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1990, 14:15 local time
- Place: Waterbury, CT
- Airport: Waterbury Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6324° N, 73.0482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waterbury Airport (N41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6324&lon=-73.0482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N226HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,856 total, 126 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622021889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APPLIED BRAKES ON AND OFF ON LANDING CAUSING PORPOISE. FAILED TO GO AROUND. LAST BOUNCE NOSE FIRST. FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA136), Jun 22, 1990: Classic Waco (N226HS), Plymouth, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECTLY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER USE OF THE BRAKES BY THE PILOT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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